Mangalore: Participating in the birthday celebrations of former PM, Atal Bihari Vajapayee on Dec.25 in Mangalore, former CM DV Sadananda Gowda in a speech paid tributes to the 89 year old national leader of BJP who is resting in New Delhi. Gowda referred to the law and order situation in DK, prior to the arrival of new DC, AB Ibrahim and asked the present CM Siddaramaiah, and home minister, K J Jorge to visit DK to find out the increase in crimes at Manipal, Deralakatte, and Ankola in North Canara as well as the entire coastal belt which is in a bad condition.

Former MLA Jayaram Shetty, BJP district unit general secretary Sanjeev Matandoor and others were present.